"on ne sait jamais" meaning in Français

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Phrase

IPA: \ɔ̃ nə sɛ ʒa.mɛ\
  1. Au cas où cela arriverait, marcherait, réussirait.
    Sense id: fr-on_ne_sait_jamais-fr-phrase-Xn8POxQ- Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. Nous ne savons pas. Tags: literally
    Sense id: fr-on_ne_sait_jamais-fr-phrase-2q6MdoWK Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: au cas où Translations: you never can tell (Anglais), you never know (Anglais), لا تدري أبداً (Arabe), nikad se nezna (Croate)
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